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What the hell?!?! what's the go with everyone's baby sleeping through the night!? I'm happy if i only have to get up twice!!!
If living under a rock means only visiting this forum and "listening" and "talking" to you girls then thats fine by me. I dont need any more excitement in my life!
Evie's decided she doesnt want to feed to sleep anymore, nor does she want to go to sleep on her own or be rocked so it's anyone's guess as to what to do! i'd love for her to be a self-settler but eh, its not happening! nevermind she's happy.
Kim I hope u dont go thru what we went thru after those needles!
Vicky - i want some of what you've got...legal or not!
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Here's a poem I found in a mag. It's by Carla Gillis. (I've put / instead of new lines so as not to take up so much space)
I crave you, I miss you/ I need you to survive/ When you touch me, I melt/ And from you, I revive./ It seems I barely function/ For you I yearn all day/ I carry out my household tasks/ So that with you, I can lay./ You awaken my senses/ My body aches for you/ I know you have so much to/ give and give to others too./ But to me, I'm your only lover/ Knowing this, I delight/ As i wait for you to/ seduce me/ In the still of the night. / For I am mother and housewife/ And you are my pleasure sweet/ Listen; there are no voices now/ Come to me, my sleep
I thought that was brilliant!
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Its wonderful Tara... what a fantastic poem for a mum!!& don't worry we are up at least once a night if not twice and day sleeps are a joke atm.... I've had a bad day sleep day :( and HEAPS of crying and screaming which is very unusual for Jovie.... now I want to lay down with a nice glass of wine & relax...
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love the poem Tara - so true so true!
Fingers crossed that I have another good night tonight! (she say's very very quietly, just in case he hears her!)
Aston has between 2-3 sleeps in the day, He really needs to have three, but sometimes in our house it just doesnt happen, what with all the other things going on! today he had 3, the middle one being a big one, over two hours. He had a 40min nap this afternoon, and was a delight tonight, entertaining us during dinner with his singing and banging technique! He's just gorgeous, and loves it when he has all of us around him. Good thing that he is so delightful, other wise after the recent lack of sleep I have experienced he would be going to live with the cows in the paddock! I sure babies are designed that way so that we forgive a 1000 transgressions in the night - survival mechnisim - I"m so cute you just have to love me...lol.:p
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LOL Vicky - well if its a survival mechanism it definately works. I love that look they give when you tell them how terrific they are!
Kim I was going to say before in relation to that nurse saying Chelsea's not growing much that a) she had a cold and babies dont put on a lot of weight when they're sick..just like adults dont; and b) you said chelsea's sleeping so well at night so if she's sleeping well and generally happy then dont worry about it. youre her mum (and a bloody good one!) and you would know when she's hungry and to feed her. for crying out loud if you havent worked that out after 6months then we'd be worried!!!
Evie is generally in bed and asleep by about 5:30, and has 3 naps during the day. But i was wondering if perhaps I should give her a late afternoon nap and then put her to bed a bit later cos 5:30 is quite early but thats just how it seems to work out.
Also so that I can stay home with evie i am looking after my 5mth old nephew..aye aye aye..all i can say is that i am going to sit down with a beer...i sure as hell deserve it!
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WOw we are all quiet today, hopefully its because you have all had much more settled babies than mine!!! Jovie has just been whingy and not sleeping & wanting to be held all day. I got absolutely nothing done today :( I had so much on too because it was Matilda's kindy day. Ah well... now to clean the disaster zone I call a house & go to work in an hour.
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Ive had a nice quite day... Chelsea slept alot.. from 430 to now....so 2 hrs... and 3 other 45 min sleeps... must have been the needles.. or the solids im giving now!
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Hi all, have had an easy day in my neck of the woods. at least it stopped raining today. I know we need the rain desperately, but it was making my driveway a little hairy! I had to go out to do the shopping this morning, and DH didn't want me to go, he was convinced that I was going to get stuck, or slip on the way back up the hill. Thankfully it stopped raining here about just I was leaving at 7.30, so by the time I got home it had a chance to soak up a bit... Love where I am living, but wondering whether we might have to invest in a 4wheel drive vehicle for the wet season! lol.
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AJP - I cried too... it really was a truely magnificent thing for BB to do. It felt like a collective hug, and reinforced why I love this place so much.
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We have about 3 naps a day here ranging from 1-2 hrs. She's picked herself a pretty regular routine and if i catch her at the right time she goes down easily. Otherwise we rock and pat. (we do this a few times a week:))
Ella has moved onto chunky chicken and peas and potatos. Still loves her apple and her fruit custards. Will NOT touch anything that's ORANGE (so no carrot or sweet potato) Its so hard seeing them tackle chunky food - she just gags and gags. But she's *starting* to realize she can chew it.
Kim - How is Chelsea doing today after her shots?
Ann
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We had a pretty quiet day today too. We came up with a new game I called 'Oinky nose' and had lots of hugs. Gave her a nap this afternoon and put her to bed at 7 and she went to sleep quite happily. Cross fingers for a quiet night. Tomorrow we try solids again!
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We were out today, at my best friends..her little girl is 10 months so Emelia was playing with her! then had to do the grocery shopping (yay!) my mum looked after Emelia while i did that so that was great! now im going to feed little miss, bath her and off to bed she goes!!
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Last night Ella woke up crying at 9pm and DH went into comfort her which made her cry even more. The instant i went in she stopped crying and after a few minutes of rocking she went off to sleep. I had tummy ache and standing there rocking her for a few minutes felt like hours... I realised that she can now tell the difference in to mummy & daddy even in the dark. It was a bit sad for me and especially DH that she couldnt be comforted by daddy.
He went in protest to race motorbikes on PS2. He said "i dont understand i was doing everything right..." I wonder if he wore a shirt of mine that would help.
Otherwise she slept fine. Woke for a 5.30 feed and went back to sleep till 8am.
Ann
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i find the same thing happens with us Ann. But sometimes i'll be trying to get her to sleep and all it takes is for daddy to give her a cuddle and shes straight off to sleep, sometimes reversed. i think that they sense when you're stressed (well i'm pretty sure they do actually!) so sometimes a change in person is a bit refreshing and enough to calm them so they just drift off. my dh says the same thing when it happens to him and i feel terrible too but dont forget that if you are with them the majority of the time it's only natural that they will feel a bit more relaxed if they are upset...sad i know.
i put evie to bed at 7 last night instead of the usual 530 and she slept to 1230 then to 5 and then in bed with me til 8 so i'm happy that she just wakes up cos she's hungry and not for any other reason. i'm hoping that once we start solids that she sleeps longer
I actually also tried putting her to bed this morning with a cuddly toy in the hopes she would go back to putting herself to sleep. no dice. i went in when she cried and she grabbed my hand and pulled it straight to her chest (aww). after about 5 minutes of that i picked her up for a cuddle and she was sound asleep within 30 seconds. I know i always go on about self settling but when i was cuddling her to sleep i actually realised that i like doing that and would be a bit sad when she didnt want it anymore...i wish i would make up my mind!!! :)
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As soon as i put the bib on evie she pulled a face and started gagging! nevermind even trying the potato! she must remember that terrible farex day. i tried taking the bib off and sitting her on my lap but she was shaking! i feel terrible. what am i going to do?
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Poor Evie. Try a change of scenery Tara. It worked for us. We now have some of our meals in front of Kmart (on the sofas), in cafes, at the park, on the sofa. She likes the distraction then it doesnt feel like i'm looming over her with a spoon.
We went to chunky pumpkin today and she had one spoon and gagged. She didnt open up again! She now wont eat anything but fruit either. She loves apple and any fruit custards but its tricky game trying to get veges into her.
Ann
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HI all,
Ann - Aston does the same - settles for me more easily then Daddy, but only if I'm not around. If I leave DH to it, Aston will settle...but as soon as he sees me - he wants me. Poor DH. I think Aston tummy doesnt like pumpkin. The three times he has had it, he has ended up with a tummy ache - so will just stick to the pears and avocado for the moment. Might try him on carrot and see if that gets a better result...
Tara - hugs for Evie. Poor baby girl, she really doesn't want a bar of it does she. Aston at least eats the food, it just doesn't tend to agree with him.
I went shopping today for me! which was very nice. Brought a pair of jeans, and two tops from Colorado. I love that shop.
well the boy is demanding my attention...ciao.
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Tara - don't stress too much about feeding solids either, really atm its just a trial and you can stop for a week or two & start again. By 9mths they should be having 2-3 meals a day so you have plenty of time. Breastmilk or formula are the most important. If you think she's stressed over the thought of solids, put them away for a week and then start again later. Have you tried her with rusks? What does she do? I hope I'm not being too forceful with my suggestions, I don't want to come off as someone who knows everything LOL far from it!!! I just want to help *hugs*
Same with chunky foods... Matilda gagged until she was around 9 months on any little chunks in her food. I worried about it until I spoke with a dietician that said yes its important developmentally that they start to chew on things etc, but if they are chewing on rusks or on teething rings than to not worry too much about it.
Girls I have Jovie still starting foods that are in tune with an elimination diet which rules out food intolerances & you start with foods that are less likely to cause upsets in the tum.... do you want me to list the low foods to high? Maybe that might give ideas....
